Here, you will find anything you need for the To Kill a Mockingbird unit.


Do Nows:
11/5: Use commas to separate items in a series: 1. Do you use relish mustard and mayo? 2. Rita plays the piano writes songs and sings in a choir. 3. She gave a concert at noon signed autographs at three and visited the museum at nine. 4. Miami Orlando and Tampa are three Florida cities. 5. Men women and children pay the same price.
11/7: What did you do with your day off yesterday? Write 5 sentences about your day
11/8: What is Jim Crow? Recap what you remember from yesterday.
11/9:Write 5 sentences correctly using FANBOYS.

11/12: List everything you remember about Jim CRow, the 1930s, and THe Great Depression. Longest list wins!
11/15: Summarize your viewing of the Scottsboro video. What did you learn? Find interesting? Disturbing? (5 sentences!)
11/16: When is a time that you've felt misunderstood by a teacher and/or adult? What happened? What did you do?

11/26: What are context clues? When do you use context clues?
11/27: Jot down some things that come to mind for each of the following questions: Who do you think it putting things in the tree and why? Who is the narrator and what is his or her opinion of Atticus? What are the different opinions about the Radleys? (Atticus, Miss Maudie, Jem, and Scout)
11/28: Which character in the story is most like you? Consider personality more than physical traits. Why?
11/29: Why is a significant portion of the book devoted to Mrs. Dubose? Why do you think the author chose to include it?
11/30: Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird? (hint: look at the beginning of chapter 10!)

12/3: Do people in different areas speak differently?
12/5: Why didn't Boo come out? Was he being abused? Why didn't Cal like Boo's father? Should the neighbors have done anything to help Boo lead a more
"normal" life?
12/7: What questions do you have regarding the book so far? You must think of at least one!

12/10: How do you think the story is going to end? Why?
12/12: What is "conflict" in literature? List as many types of conflict you can think of.

12/17: List all the types of conflict we talked about and give an example from To Kill a Mockingbird for each.
12/18: Why is it so difficult for people to stand up and do what is right? Is it possible for one person to make a difference?
12/20: Is innocence shattered as we grow up? Why or why not? Provide examples.
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Jim Crow, 1930s, and Harper Lee PowerPoint




Scottsboro Video


Pre-Reading Exercise


Vocabulary Chart


Conflict Notes


Setting and Dialect Worksheets


Comprehension Questions


Exam Review



Project



Working with Theme


Midterm Study Guide